Graphic novels -- novels merging pictures and rich language to create a unique experience of literature and art -- are enjoying a renewed popularity, especially with students and young adults. U·X·L's Graphic Novelists introduces researchers to the authors and illustrators behind these works, taking care to define and explore the distinction between comic books and graphic novels.

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v. 1. Ho Che Anderson -- Sergio Aragones -- Brian Michael Bendis -- Michael Brennan -- Kurt Busiek -- Paul Chadwick -- CLAMP -- Daniel Clowes -- Chuck Dixon -- Colleen Doran -- Will Eisner -- Warren Ellis -- Garth Ennis -- Kosuke Fujishima -- Neil Gaiman -- Fred Gallagher -- Rick Geary -- Larry Gonick -- Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo -- Jimmy Gownley -- Matt Groening -- Herge -- Lea Hernandez -- Los Bros Hernandez (Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez) -- Jay Hosler. v. 2. Masashi Kishimoto -- Kazuo Koike -- Kazuhisa Kondo -- Joe Kubert -- Mike Kunkel -- Peter Kuper -- Harvey Kurtzman -- Jeph Loeb -- Scott McCloud -- Todd McFarlane -- Dave McKean -- Mike Mignola -- Frank Miller -- Hayao Miyazaki -- Alan Moore -- Terry Moore -- Grant Morrison -- Scott Morse -- Ted Naifeh -- Jim Ottaviani -- Harvey Pekar -- Wendy and Richard Pini -- Trina Robbins -- Alex Ross. v. 3. Joe Sacco -- Yoshiyuki Sadamoto -- Stan Sakai -- Marjane Satrapi -- Jeff Smith -- Fuyumi Soryo -- Art Spiegelman -- Yukiru Sugisaki -- Rumiko Takahashi -- Hiroyuki Takei -- Naoko Takeuchi -- Bryan Talbot -- Tomoko Taniguchi -- Osamu Tezuka -- Roy Thomas -- Craig Thompson -- Yoshihiro Togashi -- Akira Toriyama -- J. Torres -- Miwa Ueda -- Mark Waid -- Chris Ware -- Yu Watase -- Andi Watson -- Judd Winick -- Marv Wolfman.